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RED HYDROGEN ONE with Holographic display coming to AT&T and Verizon on Nov 2, Pre-orders to ship starting October 9

RED finally has announced the launch timeline of its first smartphone; Hydrogen One. The phone was first announced back in July 2017 and its unique selling point is a holographic display. Though the initial launch date was Q1 2018, after delaying it for a while the company has now finally mentioned that it is coming to AT&T and Verizon in the USA and Telcel in Mexico. Continue reading “RED HYDROGEN ONE with Holographic display coming to AT&T and Verizon on Nov 2, Pre-orders to ship starting October 9”

Qualcomm schedules an event on September 10th in San Francisco, new wearable chipset expected

Qualcomm has started sending out invites for an event scheduled on September 10th. Though there are no details about what to expect, the teaser image hints at a brand new chipset for the wearable platform which is lagging behind. Continue reading “Qualcomm schedules an event on September 10th in San Francisco, new wearable chipset expected”

Google acquires mobile graphics benchmarking company GraphicsFuzz

Google has acquired GraphicsFuzz which is a company specializing in mobile graphics benchmarking tools, for an undisclosed amount. GraphicsFuzz is a three-person team-Alastair Donaldson, Hugues Evrard, and Paul Thomson and they will be joining Google’s Android Graphics Team to integrate their specialist graphics driver testing technology within the Android ecosystem. Continue reading “Google acquires mobile graphics benchmarking company GraphicsFuzz”

AR Stickers v1.3 reduces app size by making Star Wars and Stranger Things packs optional

Google’s AR Stickers app was launched with a handful of stickers built right within the app’s download section. However, Google, over the time kept making each pack as separate apps that need to be downloaded to use, leaving ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Stranger Things’ as the only pre-installed ones. But Google is now making packs as separate apps reducing the AR Stickers app size from 65MB to just 8.5MB. Continue reading “AR Stickers v1.3 reduces app size by making Star Wars and Stranger Things packs optional”

Fossil Q Venture HR and Q Explorist HR with GPS announced in India starting at Rs. 19995

Fossil Q Venture HR and Q Explorist HR

Fossil today has announced the fourth-generation of Q lineup smartwatches. Two new watches in the lineup include Q Venture HR with 40mm stainless steel casing and Q Explorist HR with the large 45mm case. Continue reading “Fossil Q Venture HR and Q Explorist HR with GPS announced in India starting at Rs. 19995”

Apple plans to regain its position in India with strong retail strategy, Stores, dedicated services and more

Apple

Apple might be US’s first $1 Trillion company and it could have bestsellers worldwide, but if you look closely, the company is struggling to keep up in one of the world’s biggest market; India where it is lagging behind in the 11th position. Apple, in fact, sold less than 1 million iPhones in India in the quarter accounting to a meagre 1% market share. Continue reading “Apple plans to regain its position in India with strong retail strategy, Stores, dedicated services and more”

Xiaomi teams up with Holitech Technology to manufacture smartphone components in Tirupati

Xiaomi

Xiaomi today announced that Holitech Technology which is its key component supplier will start smartphone component manufacturing in India. Holitech has signed an MOU with the state of Andhra Pradesh and will start local manufacturing in the city of Tirupati for Xiaomi. Continue reading “Xiaomi teams up with Holitech Technology to manufacture smartphone components in Tirupati”

Leica C-Lux compact camera with 15x Optical Zoom, 4K Video recording launched in India for Rs. 85000

Leica today has launched the C-LUX camera in India. It is the company’s newest addition to its compact camera segment. It features Leica DC Vario-Elmar 8.8–132 mm f/3.3–6.4 ASPH and a high-performance 20-megapixel sensor that is capable of shooting 10 frames per second. Continue reading “Leica C-Lux compact camera with 15x Optical Zoom, 4K Video recording launched in India for Rs. 85000”

JBL T205BT headphones and JBL GO+ Bluetooth speaker launched in India starting at Rs. 2999

JBL T205 BT

HARMAN International which is a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has launched JBL’s online brand store; www.JBL.com in India. This move comes as a part of the inaugural promotion of the two new JBL products; JBL Go+ Bluetooth speaker and JBL T205BT headphone launch. Continue reading “JBL T205BT headphones and JBL GO+ Bluetooth speaker launched in India starting at Rs. 2999”

Google app update hints at conventional translation on smart display, categories in top apps and more

Google is rolling out a new update to its Google app and as usual, there’s aren’t any major changes right out of the bat, but there are substantial changed lying beneath. It hints about features like a conventional translation on smart display, categories in top apps, memory Aid Locker and more. Continue reading “Google app update hints at conventional translation on smart display, categories in top apps and more”

Tesla planning on building own AI chipset for its self-driving cars

Elon Musk Tesla

During earnings call day, Elon Musk has announced the company’s intentions of building its own AI chipset for its self-driving cars. The product in question is the ‘Tesla Computer’ also known as ‘Hardware 3’ which is a Tesla built hardware product. This will be used on the Model S, X and 3 for the requirements that are needed for self-driving capabilities. Continue reading “Tesla planning on building own AI chipset for its self-driving cars”

Google Maps on desktop gets new 3D Globe Mode

Google Maps

Google is moving past 2D as it is adding a new 3D Globe Mode on the desktop. This new mode shows the Earth as a globe rather than a flat surface. For the mode to work, you need to zoom out far enough, and then you will eventually get a moon’s-eye view of the earth. Continue reading “Google Maps on desktop gets new 3D Globe Mode”

Bing Intelligent Search brings improvements to hotel booking, home services price range and more

Microsoft’s Bing search is getting new features including improvements to hotel booking experience, home services pricing and schedules, coupons, deals and more. However, all of these features are available in the US. Continue reading “Bing Intelligent Search brings improvements to hotel booking, home services price range and more”

Facebook starts testing its ‘Dating service’

Facebook at the F8 event back in May has introduced its ‘Dating Service’ and months after the announcement, Facebook is said to be testing its dating product internally with employees, according to the independent app researcher Jane Manchun Wong who found evidence of the product the within source code. Continue reading “Facebook starts testing its ‘Dating service’”